BOUNDED BY THE WOUNDED ( Completed)
2 Healing Wound
Part2
RM
Arvind Singh Raizada was discussing something serious with his wife Ratna Raizada.
Arvind: This time also Gupta industries won the contract.
Ratna(sighed): It's not new.
Arvind(feeling helpless): Shashi Gupta always uses short cuts to get contract. He has high level friendship and political back ground too.
Ratna: Don't lose your hope. Everything will be alright. Just six more months, then Chotte will join you.
Arvind: I'm also waiting for the day to come.
They saw Arnav and Akash coming talking about today's victory.
Arvind: Seems like, you won?
Akash: Yes BB (BadiBabuji) our college won.
Arvind: Congrats my dear son. You guys lifted the cup as told.
Arnav: Yes Dad. We lifted the cup fifth time. And this is the last year of my college. I'm so happy our college never missed the cup not even for once in our period.
Ratna: Chotte, but it's a team work na?
Akash: It might be team work Badima. But finishing credit goes to Arnav only. What a hit...
Arnav remembered the hit and also Khushi. His expression changed. Ratna noticed it.
Ratna: What happened Chotte?
Arnav (nodding no): Nothing...
Akash smiled sensing what made him suddenly sad. Ratna asked him raising her eye brows.
Akash: Arnav's hit not only tore the opposite team but also a fragile girl's delicate forehead.
Ratna: Oh my God... How did that happen?
Akash: She was one of the audiences of the match.
Ratna: How was she?
Arnav: Her skin tore.
Ratna: Poor girl. Will she suffer in head ache?
Akash: Definitely.
Ratna: She should have cried na?
Arnav: She did.
Ratna: Can't you hit the ball cautiously?
Arvind: Ratna, It's all usual in sports.
Ratna: It's usual for players not for viewers.
Saying she went to arrange the table. Arnav felt bad for Khushi even though he knew it was not his mistake.
Next day.
Arnav was waiting in the corridor to see Khushi. As Aman said her car entered inside the campus exactly before ten minutes of the last bell. He saw Khushi hurrying to her class room. Arnav came in front of her.
Arnav: Hi...
Khushi(embarrassing): Hi.. she was about to go from there..
Arnav: You should respect your senior when he speaks.
Khushi stopped and looked at him gulping.
Arnav: How are you feeling now?
Khushi: Good.
Arnav: But your wound looks still fresh. Didn't you apply any gel on it?
Khushi: yes I did. (She lied.)
Arnav: Why did you remove the band-aid?
Khushi: ohhh... i...
Arnav: Let's go.
Khushi: where?
Arnav: To treat your wound.
Khushi: No thanks.
Arnav: Don't forget I'm your senior. Come with me.
Khushi: I'm getting late to my class.
Arnav: Who is the professor?
Khushi: Kishan Sir.
Arnav(with attitude): I will handle. Come.
Khushi: you go. I will come.
Arnav: But why?
Khushi: please. She said looking at her surroundings nervously.
Arnav nodded yes and Khushi followed him looking here and there. They reached the sports room. He removed the first-aid kit and gestured her to sit. Khushi sat there bowing down.
Arnav: sit straight.
Khushi looked at him lifting her face. Arnav cleaned the wound with antiseptic lotion. He applied the gel and put band-aid on it. Khushi was looking at him forgetting to blink. Arnav knew she was gazing at him. He finished treating her wound and again Khushi looked down.
Arnav: You are not a kid. You should take care of yourself. Ok? he said caringly.
Khushi nodded ok.
Arnav: Wait. I will drop you in your class.
Khushi: No thanks. I will go.
Arnav: Are you sure?
Khushi: Jee.
She didn't wait there even for a second and ran from there. She knows what will happen if he drops her in the class. They will become a topic of the college if he does so. Don't know how many students saw them coming to the sports room. Arnav smiled seeing her running.
Khushi's class mates amazed seeing her coming late and also their professor.
Payal: Khushi.. Did your car get punctured?
Khushi nodded no panting while showing her forehead.
Payal(amazed): Did you go to hospital?
Khushi: Senior took me to the sports room.
Payal: Senior?
Khushi: Arnav.
Payal: Ohh I see.
Khushi: He took me forcefully. She said nervously.
Payal: Relax he might have done it feeling guilty.
Payal didn't take it seriously. As she thought that he would have done this because of remorse that he did yesterday.
Arnav came to his class. Akash and Aman spared the glance teasingly.
Aman: Seems like someone finished treating someone.
Arnav rolled his eyes.
Akash: I don't think it can be just treatment.
Arnav: Shut up guys. Because of me she got the wound. So I treated her.
Aman (teasingly): Do you remember Akash, last year he punched a guy mistakenly while practicing boxing.
Akash(chuckled): Yah, he lost his teeth.
Aman: But I don't remember, he treated him like this.
Arnav went to the back bench and sat. Akash and Aman laughed seeing him doing that. They didn't see Arnav in the lunch break. Usually he would eat lunch with them. Where did he go? They left to the canteen and waited for Arnav. They saw him coming.
Aman: Where did you go?
Arnav: Physical instructor called me.
Akash: But we were also there in the class. We didn't see anyone calling you.
Arnav: You didn't see, it's not my problem.
Aman and Akash frowned. Akash received a call. It was from Payal.
Akash: Hi..
Payal: Akash, I heard Arnav came to our class few minutes ago. I was not in the class. Do you know why did he come?
Akash(looking at Arnav): May be he would have come searching me.
Payal: Did you come here?
Akash: No, I told him that I wanted to meet you.
Payal: ohh. Ok. call me if he wanted anything.
Akash: Sure.(He cut the call) Payal's call. She said someone went to her class.
Arnav didn't look at them and continued eating.
Aman: Ohh really? I think physical instructor should have been in her class.
They burst out laughing.
Arnav: Yes I went to her class. So?
Aman: Nothing... But why did you hide it from us? Say it frankly that you went to see Khushi.
Arnav: Yes. I went to see Khushi. Happy?
He completed his lunch and left. Aman and Akash looked at each other contently.
Akash: What do you think?
Aman: Don't come to any conclusion hurriedly. He may do this out of sympathy. Let's wait and watch.
Akash: Ok.
Evening
Arnav waited at Khushi's wing entrance. He saw her coming hurriedly. Today also there was no band-aid on her forehead. She jerked seeing him standing. She bowed down and started walking.
Arnav: Hi... How are you feeling now?
Khushi: I'm fine. She said while walking.
Arnav: Where is the band-aid?
Khushi: It fell down. (She lied)
Arnav: No problem. Tomorrow I will put new one. he said smilingly.
Khushi looked at him astonished and left quickly. As usual her car was waiting for her to take. It moved out of the campus after Khushi got inside. Arnav was looking at her car which vanished from his sight. Arnav turned smilingly and his smile faded when he saw Aman standing in front of him looking at him questioningly. Arnav was about to cross him, Aman stopped him blocking his way.
Aman: What's all this Arnav?
Arnav: What?
Aman: Do you have any idea, what you are doing?
Arnav: What I did?
Aman: You are doing the things, Arnav never had done before. Why?
Arnav: It's just because, she got hurt because of me.
Aman: That's all?
Arnav: Yah, that's all.
Aman: It will be good if it is so, because you are not like us. You have a goal to hit. Don't forget that.
Arnav: why are you dragging her in this matter? Khushi can do nothing with my goal.
Aman: You may get distracted.
Arnav: No one can distract me in that matter. Don't you know that? It's not that easy to forget, Aman. It's a fire.
Aman: I know you very well. That's what makes me afraid. Because she may get disappointed by your action Arnav. Poor girl. Don't do this to her.
Now Arnav got Aman's point. He was concern for Khushi. Aman was right. His action may disturb her. But he himself doesn't know why he was behind her. He felt something in his heart when he saw her tears. He felt some sadness in her eyes like it wants to convey something to him. He gulped hard.
Arnav: I can understand. I will take care of it. I won't disturb her.
Aman: That's great. Let's go.
Though Arnav said he won't disturb her. But how could he know, he was doing weird things because he already got disturbed by her?
To be continued..............
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